To daddy
Emmylou harrisIf she did she never did say so to daddy
She never wanted to be more than a mother and a wife
If she did she never did say so to daddy
The only thing that seemed to be important to her life
Was to make our house a home and make us happy
Mama never wanted any more than what she had
If she did she never did say so to daddy
He often left her all alone but she didn't mind the staying home
If she did she never did say so to daddy
And she never missed the flowers and the cards he never sent her
If she did she never did say so to daddy
Being took for granted was a thing that she accepted
And she didn't need those things to make her happy
And she didn't seem to notice that he didn't kiss and hold her
If she did she never did say so to daddy
One morning we awoke just to find a note
That mama carefully wrote and left to daddy
And as we began to read it
Our ears could not believe it
The words that she had written there to daddy
She said the kids are older now they don't need me very much
And I've gone in search of love I need so badly
I have needed you so long but I just can't keep holding on
She never meant to come back home
If she did she never did say so to daddy
Goodbye to daddy
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
Ela nunca quis ser mais que uma mãe e esposa
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
A única coisa que parecia importer na vida dela
Era fazer de nossa casa um lar e nos fazer feliz
Mamãe nunca quis nada mais do que ela tinha
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
Ele costuma nos deixava sozinhos
Mas ela não se importava de ficar em casa
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
E ela não sentia falta das flores e dos cartões que ele nunca mandava
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
Ser testada era algo que ela aceitava
E ela não precisa daquelas coisas para faze-la feliz
E ela não parecia notar que ele não a beijava nem abraçava
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
Uma manhã nós acordamos apenas para encontrar um bilhete
Que a mamãe cuidadosamente escreveu e deixou pro papai
Quando começamos a ler
Não podíamos acreditar
Nas palavraas que ela escreveu lá pro papai
Ela disse: "as crianãs estão mais velhas agora, elas não precisam muito de mim
E eu vou em busca do amor que tanto preciso
Eu precisei muito de você, mas agora não agüento mais
Ela nunca pensou em voltar para casa
Se sim, ela nunca disse isso pro papai
Adeus pro papai
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